English noun: striker | |||
1. | striker (person) a forward on a soccer team | ||
Broader (hypernym) | athlete, jock | ||
2. | striker (person) someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
3. | striker (person) an employee on strike against an employer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nonworker | ||
4. | striker (person) someone who hits | ||
Samples | A hard hitter. A fine striker of the ball. Blacksmiths are good hitters. | ||
Synonyms | hitter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mover | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | slapper, spanker, walloper | ||
5. | striker (artifact) the part of a mechanical device that strikes something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mechanical device | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clapper, cock, firing pin, hammer, hammer, head, tongue | ||